27 Mar 2023
What an excellent day!! Joe was great, built the day around us, drove us in a private vehicle and we saw a fair number of birds as well.
Joe liaised with us, prior to the day, to agree a departure time based upon sun rise. He was prompt and drove us 90 minutes before stopping at some services outside of the park to await sunrise.
We started at 05:30 and made a total of 5 stops (some of them seemed a bit strange at first but they were great for the best chance of seeing birds). The second stop was at a small, friendly Karen village and our last stop was at the highest point in Thailand.
Breakfast was provided at 09:00. We had croissant, yogurt, fresh fruit and juice.
Lunch was provided on the way back into Chiang Mai, in a local restaurant on the outskirts of the city. There were no tourists in sight and the food was pretty good.
Joe seems to really enjoy what he does, is a photography enthusiast, and really tries to get you the best views of everything. In addition he also offered to take us to a silk factory, a precious stone and lacquer work shop.
All I can say is 'Go with Joe'.